WASHINGTON – Each summer, Maryland thrill-seekers climb on carnival rides with such names as “Kamikaze,” “Ring of Fire” and “Wipe Out” without knowing how safe the rides really are

WASHINGTON – Hispanic-owned businesses in Maryland are growing faster and earning more than their counterparts nationwide, according to U

WASHINGTON – Nearly half of people with heart failure may be receiving the wrong treatment, a Johns Hopkins study has found, and researchers say the findings could turn accepted notions of heart failure upside-down

WASHINGTON – Harriet Tubman founded the Underground Railroad, brought hundreds of slaves to freedom and avoided a $40,000 bounty placed on her head by angry plantation owners

WASHINGTON – Johns Hopkins University researchers have identified a protein that may be the key to developing the first test for multiple sclerosis, and it could eventually help improve treatment for the debilitating disease

WASHINGTON – More than two months after a federal appeals court upheld coal mining permits issued by the U

WASHINGTON – Athletics programs at several Maryland colleges are failing academically, and one will lose a pair of scholarships, according to data released Wednesday by the National Collegiate Athletic Association

WASHINGTON – Federal prosecutors agreed Monday to examine whether a College Park man arrested last fall on terrorism charges was tracked by a controversial federal warrantless-wiretap program

WASHINGTON – A team of scientists led by a Johns Hopkins University researcher has pinpointed two long-sought Pluto moons, and they hope the discovery will help unlock clues to the formation of the solar system

WASHINGTON – It was a sunny December day in Miami, but all Maury Chaput could see was snow